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Aliexpress users are afraid of receiving the ordered parcels. Reason? Coronavirus. We asked the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate (GIS) about whether there is any risk of contracting the virus through goods ordered from China.
The previously unknown coronavirus, which was detected in China’s Hubei province, has already killed more than 100 people. He has reached Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, the USA, France and Germany. The city of Wuhan has been put under quarantine, and increased controls are underway at airports in many countries.
Coronavirus and shipments from China
In response to information about further illnesses related to the spread of a dangerous virus from Wuhan, users of shopping services such as Aliexpress or Alibaba began to wonder if they could safely collect the ordered parcels. The question is not unfounded, because the virus is rapidly crossing new borders, and Poles shop online in Chinese stores on a large scale. As in an interview for “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”, admitted Grzegorz Kurdziel from the management board of Poczta Polska, in the first half of 2019 e-commerce shipments from China Post accounted for over 30 percent. all foreign shipments incoming to our country via mail.
Is it possible for the 2019-nCoV coronavirus with the package to reach Poland from China? We asked the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate for a risk assessment.
– When asked if there is a possibility of transmission of the virus, I always say yes, but the chance that the coronavirus will be brought from China on a parcel is microscopic, almost zero. The parcels are safe, because before they are delivered to Poland, the virus will die. The time it remains on the surface depends on the humidity and temperature of the air, but this is not the time that the virus would reach our country, said Jan Bodnar, a GIS spokesman, in an interview with Medonet.
To protect yourself from the coronavirus, you need to follow the rules of hygiene. The GIS posted instructions on how to properly wash your hands on its website. He constantly updates information about the virus on social media. She recommends that you contact your doctor if you experience symptoms such as a fever of more than 38 degrees Celsius, cough and shortness of breath.
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